K12> Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (March 21-27)
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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:18:56 -0500
From: EDTECH Editor-Eiffert <edadmin5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Prof. Dev: This Week at Tapped In (March 21-27)
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From: berquist <berquist@xxxxxx>
Join the Webheads community of TESOL/ESL/EFL/ELL teachers and students
on Saturday for Writing for Webheads and Sunday for Webheads in Action.
Monday, 'turn up the heat' on your publishing with Debra Sprague and
Publishing Your Work. Tuesday's events include Sue Roseman's K-3+
Resources with guest Leyla Bulcan and Jan Naher-Snowden's Middle Level
Science. Wednesday is Michael Hutchison with the Social Studies Forum.
Keiko Schneider's Benkyoukai on Wednesday features discussion of guest
Shunko Muroya's paper. Thursday is the inspirational Global Project
Based Learning with Linda Ullah and some great counselor websites from
Barbara Muller-Ackerman during School Counselors. Tours of the many new
features of Tapped In are scheduled for a variety of time zones on most
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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After School Online (ASO) is a forum for educators. The scheduled
events, designed for professional development, are open to everyone in
the Tapped In community and all guests. All Calendar events will be
held in the TI After School Online (ASO) room unless otherwise noted in
the description. Featured Passageways in TI Reception has a link to the
ASO and most other conference rooms. As always, please login to Tapped
In http://www.tappedin.org 10 minutes before the ASO event is scheduled
to begin to allow us to help you get where you need to be. Click on the
event on the web calendar at
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction to read the complete
descriptions of the individual topics.
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View the Tapped In calendar of ASO events at:
http://ti2.sri.com/tappedin/do/CalendarAction You can set the calendar
to your time zone to see events in your times.
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Saturday, March 20
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST
The Writing for Webheads focus is on students interacting online. Join
Maggi Doty every Saturday in Tapped In Reception at 16:00 GMT.
http://sites.hsprofessional.com/vstevens/files/efi/webheads.htm.
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
Join one of the Tapped In HelpDesk volunteers to learn about the
fabulous features of TI2. This tour and Q&A session will start in the
Reception room of the Tapped In system.
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Sunday, March 21
* Webheads in Action
4:00-6:00am PST
The focus of Webheads in Action is on teacher professional development
and forming communities of practice with CMC tools. Join Vance Stevens
every Sunday in Tapped In Reception at noon GMT (for two hours).
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Monday, March 22
* Publishing Your Work- turn up the heat on publishing your work!
5:00-6:00pm PST
Have you ever had a great idea that you wanted to share with others, but
did not know how to get started? Are you unsure which journal in the
field of Instructional Technology you should submit your work to? Come
and discuss how to get published with the editor of the Journal of
Technology in Teacher Education (
http://www.aace.org/pubs/jtate/default.htm ), a leading journal in the
field. Join Debra Sprague in the Hot Tub Conference Room and turn up the
heat on publishing your work!
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Tuesday, March 23
* Oz-Time Tours and Tips/Campfire Meeting
00:00midnight-01:00am PST
Join Dianne Allen for Oz time-friendly Tours and Tips and Campfire
Meetings, an "Australian" (and NZ and Western Rim Asia) meeting place
for informal chatting about professional development issues
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
2:30-3:30pm PST
Tuesday, March 23
* K-3+ Resources - Magic Lantern InSite
5:00-6:00pm PST/8:00-9:00pm EST
Join Sue Roseman and guest Leyla Bulcan from Magic Lantern InSite in the
Comfy Conference Room to discuss Magic Lantern InSite.
* Middle Level Science - Environmental Topics and Political Campaigns
6:00-7:00pm PST
Science Standards stress that students develop critical thinking skills
and an understanding of the nature of science through hands-on learning
activities. A plethora of resources and interactive web environments are
available for participatory learning using Internet access to scientific
instruments, data and expertise. Environmental Topics and Political
Campaigns provide an opportunity for evaluation and critical thinking
for students. Jan Naher-Snowden meets with this group in the Comfy
Conference Room.
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Wednesday, March 24
* Benkyoukai - Online Support for Teachers of Japanese
3pm PST
Shunko Muroya is the Japanese Adviser for the State of Victoria,
Australia sponsored by the Japan Foundation. Muroya's job is mainly to
support primary and secondary teachers here in Victoria. Using the
Internet is very useful and relevant especially for supporting teachers
who are in remote areas. In this session of Benkyoukai, which will meet
in the ASO, Muroya would like to introduce some of the online support
work offered and discuss pros and cons about it.
http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/about/42ndbenkyoukai.html
* Social Studies Forum
5:00-6:00pm PST
Michael Hutchison, discussion group leader, invites you to join the
Social Studies discussion group in the ASO to share resources and meet
with leaders of the Social Studies community.
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Thursday, March 25
* Global Project Based Learning - NCLB
5:00-6:00pm PST
Global Project-based learning refers to connecting teachers and students
to collaboratively work together on curriculum based real-world
projects. New technologies, tools and resources are emerging in
interesting ways to facilitate a global learning community. Join Linda
Ullah in the ASO in an exploration of the challenges and triumphs
involved in getting schools, teachers and students to "study" together
globally. Before joining this discussion, please take a look at:
http://www.garlic.com/~lullah/gpbl/
* School Counselors - Great Counselor Websites
6:00-7:00pm PST
April is Math, Science, and Tech month! Join Barbara Muller-Ackerman in
the Café to discuss great counselor websites.
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Saturday, March 27
* Writing for Webheads
8:00-9:00am PST
* Tapped In Tips and Tricks
4:00-5:00pm PST
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Sunday, March 28
* Webheads in Action
4:00-6:00am PST
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Respectfully submitted,
BJ Berquist
Associate Educator, TAPPED IN
bjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://tappedin.org/tappedin/web/staff/bj.jsp
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